Legislation before the New York City Council would end Amazon’s subcontracting of delivery drivers. Jessica Schumer is the lead lobbyist against it.
Zachary Groz
Zachary Groz is a writing fellow at The American Prospect. He previously wrote for New York Focus, where his investigative reporting was recognized by the New York Press Association. Before that, he served as co-editor in chief of The New Journal, a long-form magazine at Yale University.
He can be reached on Signal at zg123.87.
Posted inLaw and Justice
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Posted inTransportation
Union Sues TSA Over Secret Plan to Privatize Security
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Posted inTAP
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Posted inPolitics
The CBC Challenge in Detroit
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Top Defense Official Could Reap Windfall From DOD Settlement
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Meat Industry’s Tireless Effort to Keep Live Pigs in Coffins
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The War of Capital
Asset managers, private investment firms, and institutional investors like pension funds have divergent interests, though as the SpaceX IPO reveals, the money power acts in concert.
Posted inEconomic Policy
New York City Wants to End Surveillance Pricing
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